In 2009, Tennessee’s Pat Summitt becomes the first Division I basketball coach — man or woman — to win 1,000 career games. See what other sports events happened on this day in history:
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1948: Dick Button lands first double axel in Olympics, becomes first American skater to win gold
1948 — After landing the first double axel in Olympic competition, Dick Button becomes the first American to win the Olympic gold medal in figure skating. Gretchen Fraser becomes the first U.S. woman Olympic slalom champion.
Richard Button of Englewood, N.J. who will represent the United States in the men's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at St. Moritz, Switzerland, makes a sensational leap during practice there, Jan. 27, 1948.
1980: Gordie Howe plays his 23rd and final All-Star Game
1980 — Gordie Howe plays his 23rd and final All-Star Game. Howe doesn’t score, but sets up the final goal of the game, by Real Cloutier, in the Wales Conference’s 6-3 win against the Campbell Conference at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
Prince of Wales players Mike Murphy of Los Angeles (12) and Reed Larson (28) of Detroit look on as hockey great Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers takes a standing ovation before the start of Tuesday night?s National Hockey League All-Star game at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena on Feb. 5, 1980. The 51-year-old hockey great was playing in his 23 All-Star game, not counting six in the World Hockey Association. (AP Photo/Hillery)
2003: Bode Miller of the United States captures his first major title
2003 — Bode Miller of the United States captures his first major title, winning the gold medal in the combined at the world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Bode Miller of the United States pauses in the finish area after the first training run for the men's downhill at the World Alpine Ski Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Wednesday Feb. 5, 2003. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
2006: Pittsburgh wins a record-tying fifth Super Bowl
2006 — Pittsburgh wins a record-tying fifth Super Bowl, but its first since 1980 with a 21-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
In this Feb. 5, 2006, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antwaan Randle El throws a 43-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks during the Super Bowl XL NFL football game in Detroit. Protecting Randle El is teammate Jerame Tuman (84). The Steelers won 21-10. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
2009: Tennessee’s Pat Summitt first Division I basketball coach — man or woman — to win 1,000 games
2009 — Tennessee’s Pat Summitt becomes the first Division I basketball coach — man or woman — to win 1,000 career games after her Lady Vols beat Georgia 73-43.
Tennessee coach Pat Summitt has confetti dumped on her by Alicia Manning (15) and Alex Fuller (2) after an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 73-43, giving Summitt her 1,000th career victory. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
2011: Dejen Gebremeskel loses shoe at start of race, wins men's 3,000 anyway
2011 — Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia wins the men’s 3,000 at the Boston Indoor Grand Prix, after losing his right shoe at the start of the race. Gebremeskel stays close to the lead throughout the race and takes over on the final lap to finish in 7:35.37. Britain’s Mo Farah finishes second in 7:35.81.
Dejen Gebremeskel, center, of Ethiopia, edges between Nixon Chepseba, left, of Kenya, and Mo Farah, of Great Britain, on the final lap of the men's 3000-meter run during the Boston Indoors Athletics meet, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, in Boston. Gebremeskel lost a shoe early in the race but still won. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
2012: Eli Manning and the Giants one-up Tom Brady and the Patriots again
2012 — Eli Manning and the Giants one-up Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 for New York’s fourth Super Bowl title.
In this Feb. 5, 2012 file photo, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Giants' 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
2017: Tom Brady rallies New England Patriots from 25-point deficit to win Super Bowl
2017 — Tom Brady leads one of the greatest comebacks in sports, let alone Super Bowl history, lifting New England from a 25-point hole to the Patriots’ fifth NFL championship in the game’s first overtime finish. The Patriots score 19 points in the final quarter, including a pair of 2-point conversions, then marches relentlessly to James White’s 2-yard touchdown run in overtime beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28.
New England Patriots' Tom Brady, right, celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy next to broadcaster Terry Bradshaw after the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
